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This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

Many of the sanctions the U.S. and EU have imposed on Russia are meant to target some of the country's wealthiest. But what's the difference between a "normal" billionaire and an "oligarch"?

The song is the exuberant sound of a novice exploring the possibilities of alternative electronic dance music with no real rule book or manual at his disposal.

The state's ban on nuclear plants was enacted in 1996, but nuclear power has gained support as a tool to keep climate change under control and other states are transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Backed by a live band, the Houston rapper performs a set that highlights the incredibly complex puzzle of his life.

Hear the award-winning pianist offer two sides of Mozart's genius from inside the composer's own home in Vienna.

Artist Stefanie Nagorka is creating her own studio space of late in the aisles of Home Depot stores. She creates sculptures out of common building materials, and she hopes to produce a piece of original work in Home Depot stores in all 50 states. NPR's Susan Stone reports.

Robert Redford has benefited from Hollywood's big-budget blockbuster formula system. But the star actor and director says art plays a crucial role in filmmaking and must not be left out. In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Redford also discusses America's celebrity society, the benefits of public funding for the arts and the California governorship recall election. Hear the extended interview.

Sam Raimi spent a fortune, and its stars strive for naturalism, but Spider-Man 3 proves dramatically less than the sum of its expensive, ill-unified parts.

Academy Award-winning writer and director Woody Allen discusses his life and his films — and why audiences shouldn't confuse the two. His latest movie, Whatever Works, tells the story of a "genius" professor in New York who marries a much younger woman.

Bill Hawkins was Cleveland’s first black disc jockey. He was known for a jiving, rhyming style that had influence throught the industry and earned him many imitators. He also had a son he never knew. Lost and Found Sound sends that son -- William Allen Taylor -- back to Cleveland to find out more about his father.

The nutrition supplement company has been under attack by billionaire investor William Ackman, who's been pressing regulators to look into the way Herbalife operates.

Flamagra, the latest album from Flying Lotus, plays like a high-speed chase through a carnival fun house — a sideshow attraction of the mind.

For years, the cello-led band has been a constant favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest. Ollella's Ellie Barber brings her playful, occasionally sad songs to our space.

Despite the federal overhaul of health care, people in the pools are left out because of a wrinkle in legal language. The high-risk pools aren't licensed as insurers in most states, so they're not subject to the federal law.

The 14-piece Los Angeles-based ensemble's performance of music by Julius Eastman is nothing less than an exuberant house party unto itself.

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember singer and activist Harry Belafonte, who died this week at the age of 96.

The Colombian singer and global superstar shines brighter than ever in this surprising Tiny Desk performance from last May.

The producer, songwriter and musical director to the stars performed a multi-genre celebration of Black music.

Apple says its new autocorrect will use machine learning to understand users' habits and preferences, including when to leave words alone. The update is expected this fall, so get your ducks in a row.